Combined control valve and bleeder valve



E. SENNA COMBINED CONTROL VALVE AND BLEEDER VALVEl IApril 27, 1 954 Filed April '7, v1950 Edward Senna INVENTOR Bywd# "J ATTORNEY Y Patented Apr. 27, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Edward Senna, Spokane, Wash.

Application April 7, 1950, vSerial No. 154,459

(Cl. IS7- 171i 5v Claims.

This .invention relates to .a combined control valve and bleeder valve and it one object of the invention to provide Va valve which Vis parv ticularly adapted for use in connection with a radiator consisting of a coiled pipe through which hot Water or steam ows and servesas a heating medium, the valve serving to control oW of the heating fluid through the radiator pipe and also as a bleeder which is normally closed and is only opened in order to allow air to escape from the radiator pipe.

Another object of the invention `is to provide a` valve structure including a saddle or body adapted to be weldedl to the radiator pipeand carrying. a main valve for controlling flow of the heating medium through the pipe and 'an auxiliary valve serving as a bleeder for escape of air from the radiator pipe.

Another object of the invention is. to provide fa valve structure wherein the main valve is rotatably carried by the saddle and passes kinto the radiator pipe through anA opening formed therein, the saddle being formed with a groove or passage leading vfrom, the opening in the pipe and communicating with an auxiliary bleeder valve through which air escapes. when the aux-r iliary valve is opened.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined main valve and bleeder valve carrying a housing which is of such ysizethat its upper end, which is closed by a` removable cover. will be exposed at the upper surface oi a concrete floor in which a radiator pipe is mounted and thus allow ready access tothe valve for adjustment thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination valve yvvhichis of simple construetion, easy to adjust and capable of being readily applied to a radiator pipe. v

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying .drawings l:wherein: l'

Fig. 1 'is a perspective view showing a portion of .a radiator .pipe and the improved combination valve partially in section.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken longitudinally of the radiator pipe and the valve.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view rtaken along the line 4 4 of Figurez. 1

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion oi the radiator pipe` to which the improved valve is to be applied. f

This improved ,combination control valve and hleeder valve is. applied to. a. pipe. I is ein bedded in a concrete floor F. The pipe maybe of any suitable diameter and will be understood tov have interconnected sections spaced transversely .from each other and extending back and forth across a room. Steam, hot water or some other fluid heating mediumV ows through the pipe and heat is radiated from the hot pipe to heat the concrete and thus cause the room to be heated from a hidden source. This eliminates use of radiators or equivalent devices which are unsightly and often inthe way. While it has been stated that the pipe is positioned in a oor for heating la room, it will be understood that it may be employed for heating a side Walk, driveway, or a street-crossing or other portion of a street or road.

In such a--system air will at times accumulate and prevent proper heating of the pipe and it ish also necessary to control now of the heating fluid kthrough the pipe so that the fluid will flow through the pipe at the correct `speed for eicient heatingA of the pipe. In order'to control ow oi steam or hot'water through the pipe I have provided' a valve which is mounted upon the pipe and is of such construction that it may serve as a bleeder valve as well as for controlling now of the heating medium through the pipe. In order that the valve maybe applied to the pipe a transversely extending kerf 2 is formed in the upper Vportion of the pipe at any desired point intermediate the length of the pipe and midway 4the length ofv this kei-i an opening 3 is drilled of such diameter that' it projects from opposite sides4 of the korf, as shown in Figure 5.

The combination Valve is mounted upon the pipe and has a base or saddle 4 which is formed of cast metal and is of such length that it eX- tends longitudinally of the pipe, as shown in Figures l and 2. The under surface of the saddle is concave `anni has its walls arcuate transversely so that the saddle straddles the pipe, as. shown in 'Figure 3, when applied to the pipe, edges of thel saddle being rigidly secured to thel pipe by Welding 5. The upper face ofthe saddle is flat and near its side edges are upstanding lugs 6 for engaging fiat side wall portions of a shell or housing B which is open at its top and bottom rests upon the saddle with its end portions engaged in grooves 9 formed in the saddle. Grooves or lines l0 are formed externally of the iront andV rear portions of the housing in vertical spaced relation to each other and serve as guide lines along which the housing may he out and thus the. .housing to have a predetermined height which. cause. its. upper-endxto he flush with the surface of the concrete slab or iioor 2. About the open upper end or top of the housing is formed an internal ledge upon which rests a removable cover I2 which is detachably secured by screws I3 passed through openings in the cover and screwed into sockets III formed in inwardly thickened portions or bosses I5 of the housing. When the cover is removed access may be had to mechanism within the housing. It will be understood that if the valve is applied to a heating pipe which is exposed instead of being embedded in concrete use of the housing is not necessary and it may be omitted. The upper surface of the cover has marked thereon an arrow I8 for indicating the direction in which the heating uid flows through the pipe I.

A boss or neck I'I extends upwardly from the base or saddle near one end thereof and through this neck is formed a bore I8 which extends downwardly from a pocket I9 formed in the upper portion of the boss and at its lower end registers with the opening 3 formed in the pipe. A stem of a main valve is rotatably mounted through the bore I8 with its upper portion projecting upwardly from the pocket and formed at its upper end with a diametrically extending groove or eye 2| into which a screw driver may be fitted to turn the stem when adjustment of the main valve is necessary. The pocket is lled with packing 22 and upon the .boss is screwed acap nut or gland 23 which compresses the packing about the stem and forms a leak-prcof joint. The lower portion of the stem projects. downwardly from the saddle and passes through the openings 3 into the pipe, and this lower portion .of .the stem is formed with a longitudinally extending slot 24 in which a valve plate or disc 25 is fitted and secured by rivets 26. The metal from which the plate or disc 25 is formed is of such thickness that this valve plate may be passed through the slot or kerf 2 into the pipe and the diameter of the disc is such that whenit is within the-pipe its peripheral edge will be spaced from walls of the pipe and thus provide space 2'I through which steam or water may iiow when the stem is turned to a position disposing the disc in a closed position transversely of the pipe. Therefore when the main Valve is closed the heating ,fluid may flow slowly through the pipe and cause a maximum heating of the pipe. By turning the stem in a direction to move the disc towards a fully opened position in which it extends longitudinally of the pipe the speed at which the iiuid ows through .the .pipe will be increased and heating of the pipe correspondingly increased.

In case air accumulates in the pipe this air should be allowed to escape and thus clear the pipe of air which would interfere with proper heatingof the pipe. In order to do so there has been-provided .anvauxiliary valve which may be referred to as a bleeder valve and normally pref vents--iiow of air or heating uid through a groove or passage 28. formed inthe under face of the saddle and extending longitudinally thereof from the lower end of the bore I8. This groove or passage registers with the opening 3 and its outer end is connected with the lower end of a socket 29by a port 3U. The socket is formed vertically in a boss 3l extending upwardly from the saddle adjacent the opposite end thereof from the boss I'I and into the socket is screwed a plug 32 having atits lower end a needle valve 33. When the plug is screwed downwardly inthe socket to a closed position it blocks an outlet opening 34 formedllthrough a side -portion Y of the boss nandthe needle valve engages in the upper portion of the port 30 and closes this opening. Therefore when the auxiliary valve is closed air and heating uid will be prevented from escaping, but when the plug 32 is turned in an opening direction the side opening 34 and the port 3i! will :be cleared and air may escape, the auxiliary valve being again closed when steam or hot water is -discharged from the side opening. It will thus be seen that I have developed valve which may be readily applied to a heating pipe in a desired location and serve as a main valve for controlling ow of a heating iuid through the pipe and also as an auxiliary valve for normally preventing escape of iluid through a bleeder passage.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. In a concrete floor, a circulating pipe for a heating medium, said pipe being formed intermediate its length with a transversely extending kerf and with an opening midway the length of the kerf, a saddle over said pipe having a concaved transversely arcuate under face resting upon and rigidly secured tosaid pipe in straddling relation thereto, said saddle being formed with an upstanding boss externally threaded and formed with a pocket leading from its upper end and with a bore extending downwardly from the pocket and registering with the opening in the pipe, the under face of said saddle being formed with a groove extending from the bore towards one end of the saddle and in spaced relation to the said end of the saddle communicating with a port leading from the bottom of a socket open at its top and formed with a side opening constituting an outlet, a rotatable stein extending vertically through the pocket and the registering bore and the opening into said pipe and formed with a transverse slot leading from its lower end, a valve plate rigidly mounted in the slot of said stem and projecting from opposite sides thereof and of a diameter spacing its marginal edge from the inner surface of the pipe, packing in the pocket about said stem, a gland nut screwed upon said boss and comprising said packing about the stem and a needle valve screwed into said socket for closing the port and the side opening thereof.

2. A circulating pipe for a heating medium formed with a transverse kerf and with an opening midway the length of the kerf, a saddle mounted upon said pipe and formed with a pocket and with a bore extending downwardly from the pocket and registering with the opening in the pipe, a rotatable stem extending vertically through the pocket and the registering bore and opening into said pipe, a circular valve plate carried by the lower portion of said stem within the pipe and projecting from opposite sides thereof and of a diameter providing space between its marginal edge and the walls of the pipe when the plate is disposed transversely of the pipe, packing in said pocket, a gland'nut compressing thepackingabout the stem, said saddle being formed with a passage'leading from said bore and communicating with a port surrounded by a socket having a side opening constituting an outlet, and a plug screwed into said socket and formed at its inner end with a needle valve closing the port when the plug is in closing relation to the side opening.

3. A circulating pipe for a uid heating me-y dium formed with a transverse kerf and with an opening intermediate the length thereof, a saddle mounted upon said pipe and formed with a base registering with said opening, a rotatable stem mounted-through the registering bore and opening and carrying a dlametrically disposed valve plate passed inwardly through the kerf into said pipe and being of a diameter disposing its marginal edge in spaced relation to walls of the pipe, said saddle being formed with a groove leading from the bore to a discharge port, a socket surrounding said discharge port and formed with a side opening, a plug screwed into said socket and closing the side opening when tightened, and a needle valve at the inner end of said plug closing the discharge port when the plug is tightened.

4. A circulating pipe for a, iluid heating medium formed with a transverse kerf and with an opening intermediate the length thereof, a saddle mounted upon said pipe and formed with a bore registering with said opening, a rotatable stem mounted through the registering bore and opening and carrying a diametrically disposed valve plate passed inwardly through the kerf into said pipe and being of a diameter disposing its marginal edge in spaced relation to walls of the pipe, said saddle being formed with a passage leading from the bore and the opening in the pipe to a discharge port, and a valve movable into and out of closing relation to the discharge port.

5. A circulating pipe for a fluid heating medium formed with a transverse kerf and with an opening intermediate the length thereof, a saddle mounted upon said pipe and formed with a bore registering with said opening, a rotatable stem mounted through the registering bore and opening and carrying a diametrically disposed valve plate passed inwardly through the kerf into said pipe and being of a diameter disposing its marginal edge in spaced relation to walls of the pipe, said saddle being formed with a valve-controlled passage communicating with the bore and the opening in the pipe.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 817,287 Washburne Apr. 10, 1906 1,955,661 Waldo Apr. 17, 1934 2,444,942 Miller July 13, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 613 Great Britain of 1878 11,766 Great Britain of 1884 

